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Healthbeat - Hysterectomy and Heart Disease

On the Healthbeat, Doctor Ramo tells us if having a hysterectomy increases your risk for heart disease.

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Updated: 5:33 AM MDT May 29, 2013

Healthbeat - Hysterectomy and Heart Disease

On the Healthbeat, Doctor Ramo tells us if having a hysterectomy increases your risk for heart disease.

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Updated: 5:33 AM MDT May 29, 2013

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WEBVTT UNDERGO THEM... BUT COULD A HYSTERECTOMY INCREASE YOUR RISK FOR HEART DISEASE? DOCTOR RAMO TAKES A LOOK AT A SURPRISING NEW STUDY... IT'S NEW ON THE HEALTHBEAT. DR. RAMO, OFTEN TIMES WHEN WOMEN HAVE TO UNDERGO HYSTERECTOMY POTENTIAL FOR HEART DISEASE WOMEN CONCERNED THERE MAY BE INCREASED RISK FOR HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF UTERUS GONE PARTIUCLARLY TRUE OF OVARIES NEW STUDY CAME OUT FOLLOWING 3000 WOMEN FOR 12 YEARS WHAT ARE RISK FACTORS COMPARED WITH A COMPARABLE GROUP NO INCREASED RISK SUCH GREAT NEWS FOR WOMEN TOUGH ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH THAT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY LONG TIME WE RECOMMENDED HRT FOR WOMEN IM STILL NOT SURE THAT ANSWER HAS BEEN SETTLED WHETHER ITS HELPFUL OR NOT BUT IN THIS CASE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY NEED IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT INCREASES THE RISK FOR THEM THAT IS GREAT NEWS ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING

Healthbeat - Hysterectomy and Heart Disease

On the Healthbeat, Doctor Ramo tells us if having a hysterectomy increases your risk for heart disease.